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American Association of University Women-NSU and Halmos Team Up to Build PACE E-STEAM
On September 28, eight students from the PACE Center for Girls started their “E-STEAM (Exploring – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) Project for Girls”. This experiential learning initiative is dedicated to encouraging girls to pursue higher education and STEAM careers by way of mentorship, interactive activities and academic success workshops. Along with icebreakers and a tour of the campus, the PACE girls participated in a goal setting workshop led by AAUW-NSU faculty members Molly Scanlon, Ph.D. and Maureen McDermott, Ed.D. They also worked with Halmos College M.S. in Marine Science graduate student Sarah Gumbleton. Sarah taught them about sea birds. The girls especially liked handling the bird bones and claws.
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Nova Southeastern University branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW-NSU) has been collaborating with the Alvin Sherman Library and Broward’s PACE Center for Girls, a delinquency prevention/intervention program for young adolescent girls ages 12-18 since 2008. This initiative is paid for by a 2017-18 AAUW Community Action Grant. This is a prestigious and highly competitive award, which funds innovative programs that promote education and equality for women and girls.
For more information or to volunteer for future events, please contact the Director of the E-STEAM Project for Girls, Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D. at jg1511@nova.edu.